Hey! Check out these awesome articles I read on treehugger.com. First, this awesome micro-apartment entry in a contest:

Pretty awesome, right? This was only the runner-up in the competition, but it’s still crazy and fun. Called DOMICILE and created by a collaboration between Macro Sea and Method Design. I love the design, from the mudroom right up to the skybox!

Next up, check out these awesome dogs that are trained to help the environment! These dogs have all sorts of jobs, from tracking orca feces to detecting illegally caught shark fins. Check out all their stories here!

 Next up on my list, this awesome jail for cell phones:

 This is actually a pretty good idea. Basically, you just put everyone’s phones in, set the timer for however long you’d like, and there you go. If anyone tries to get at them, a buzzer will go off, alerting you. You don’t really need it – I admit, it is a bit of a waste of plastic – but it’s still a great way to get your family away from their phones! One only costs $20. Next, an awesome project that teaches you how to power a calculator or LED bulb with a few pennies! Here’s what you need.

One or two LED bulbs

A cheap, small calculator

Electrical tape

Zinc washers

Scissors

Cardboard

An electrolyte such as salt water, vinegar or lemon juice

Sand paper

13 pennies that are dated 1982 or later

The first step is to unscrew the calculator to get the battery. Remove it. Then, pull out the negative and positive leads (look them up if you don’t know what they are), and attach them to  the terminal. I won’t put the rest here, since it would take up too much room, but you can find the rest of the instructions right here!

Last but certainly not least on my list, these ideas to decrease the risk of pedestrians and cyclists. One idea is an exterior airbag. It covers the bottom half of the windshield, and a camera under the rear-view mirror watches for pedestrians and cyclists. If the bumper on the windshield detects pressure, the airbag comes out. It would look something like this:

 This idea is all well and good, but some people say that cyclists should be the ones that need to watch out. However, a study shows that people drive slower without their seatbelts on. This is because drivers drive less cautiously when they feel more protected, and more cautiously when they feel less protected. So with an airbag, they’ll be reckless. However, there is another idea. This idea is to remove seatbelts from cars and put a big metal spike in the middle of the steering wheel. Maybe they’ll slow down then!

Well, I hope you enjoyed today’s post. Make sure to check out other posts, and comment to let me know how I’m doing!

Hey! Today I have even MORE interesting things to show you. The interesting things just keep piling up, and this is where I put them! First of all, a food fight that happened at Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural feast. During the feast, many delicious items were served, including turtle stew, burned almond ice cream, and pickled oysters. The table was only meant to serve 300 people, so naturally, a fight broke out. Food was flying everywhere! Doesn’t sound like a very nice feast.

Next to show are these two interesting travel articles about tourist traps. Check out this first one, about tourist traps that we secretly love, and this one, about overrated tourist traps. The second one also provides advice about what to see instead! Check out these funny replies to an invitation to a scientist’s ball:

Pretty funny, right? If you don’t know some of these scientists, just look ’em up. Next up on the list, an awesome carpet made of 4000 watches! Created by Heidi Voet, the carpet was made by fastening the straps together. The watches were made to chime in unison, but of course, things will arise and the watches will chime out of unison. This will reflect Heidi’s idea that chaos will ensue with the march of time. Check out this pic.

Last but certainly not least on the list, this awesome website, howstuffworks.com! This is a pretty cool website with lots of things to check out about – what else? – how stuff works! You can portal yourself there right here. Well, would you look at the time! I’m going to have to wrap up for now. But stick around, I’ll always be back with more!

Hey! I’ve seen lots of interesting things as of late, so here’s tons more stuff to check out! First, this diver taking a swim in Jellyfish Lake:

In Jellyfish Lake, you can swim with hundreds of jellyfish that lost their sting. The lake was originally connected to the Pacific ocean, but because of water levels dropping, the lake was disconnected and the jellyfish were trapped inside. Looks fun to me!

Next, check out this cat named Kido, who has become quite the professional at shell games:

Amazing, right? Kido’s owner says that the purpose of the video was not to show how smart he was, but to show that Kido was willing to play the game and actually got it right. Animals are smarter than we think! Check out these two awesome websites, unusualcreatures.com and macaulaylibrary.org. Unusual creatures has lots of information about – what else? – unusual creatures! Macaulay Library is the best website for animal audio recordings. Simply look up your desired animal, and there you go! Next, this macro-photography of water:

This is pretty crazy. They look like mushrooms, don’t they? But it’s water. Wow. This next photo might not make sense at first, but it will:

Here’s the story: During a cross-country race, Abel Mutai (guy in front) was in first place, and Iván Fernández Anaya was in a distant second. As Iván ran, he saw Abel stop 10 meters short of the finish line, thinking that he crossed it. Rather than cross it first, Iván came up to Abel and used gestures to show him the finish line, and let him cross it first. What an act of kindness and honesty! We should ALL be like that.

To finish off, check out this funny video of a bad lip reading of the NFL…

Pretty funny! Comment to let me know how I’m doing, and I’ll see you all next time!

Hey! check out these incredible people who used a frozen lake as a musical instrument. This amazing sound is produced solely by the ice. It’s amazing what nature can do! The woman who discovered it did so by accident. Crazy, and it sounds really good, too! Check it out.

Crazy, right? I wonder what other musical instruments lie hidden in nature. It can’t be that hard – all we have to do is look! Make sure to comment, let me know how I’m doing, and if you’ve ever experienced music in nature, tell me about it! See you on the flip side!

Hey guys! Today I just wanted to show you some random, interesting stuff. Believe it or not, each of these is a piece of wearable artwork called a SoundSuit, made by Nick Cave. He searches shops, looking for random assorted items, and then takes them and builds something like the ones above. Cool, right? Check out more here, and you can scroll to the bottom for more awesome art. Nice work, Nick!

Next on my list of interesting things is this video of a guy walking a tightrope under a full moon in Yosemite. I couldn’t find it on Youtube, but here’s the link to the website it’s on. Crazy! Next, check out this guy named Nathan Sawaya, who makes crazy realistic lego sculptures and takes photos of them with his partner Dean West. Can you find the lego sculpture in this photo?

If can’t, try taking a second look at the dog. Check out more cool realistic lego sculptures here. Nice job, Nathan and Dean!

If you’re interested in science, then this is for you. Check out this cool picture of what we’ve discovered in science this week:

Cool stuff, huh? If you check out this link, you can hit “see more” underneath the photo to get links to all of the amazing full stories. Last but certainly not least, check out the 29th Annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China. In the Ice and Snow world, you can see amazing snow and ice sculptures. For this year’s three month festival, the theme was castles. Amazing! Check out the photo at the end of the post, and see more here.

Well, that wraps up for today. Make sure to comment to let me know how I’m doing. Hope you enjoyed, and check out this incredible photo of this year’s Ice and Snow Festival. Ta-ta for now!

Hey! I’m here to show you this NYC poet, Kioni Marshall, who has recently joined the poet ranks of NYC. However, there’s a big difference between her and her fellow poets:

She’s only 12.

Going by her stage name, Popcorn, Kioni writes about experiences that even she hasn’t gone through, including rape, murder, and loneliness. Listen to this excerpt from her poem, “Scraps”:

“What do you think when you see my smile? The nose of the father that you left with a child? Or is it my brown eyes that will never be yours? Is that the reason I’ve been feeding off scraps of love ever since you left?”

As you can see, she can feel an emotion and express it through words even though she hasn’t yet gone through it. This is an amazing ability, and she is wise beyond her years. Already Kioni has performed at one of the top poetry cafés, and has a unique voice that’s one half hunt-you-down-and-strike-you-with-a-chair, and one half crawl-under-a-rock-and-hide. She’ll definitely become one of 2013’s top poets, and as she says in her own words: “I believe poetry should be free-style, free written. The more space a bird has to fly, and the higher it can fly, the higher it probably will fly.” Learn more about Popcorn here!

On a completely unrelated note, check out this cool website, environmental graffiti. It’s got some cool stuff about lots of different subjects, totally worth checking out! Hope you enjoy these two awesome links. I’m out!

Hi! Check out these cool photos. First, this pig swimming off the Caribbean near a key famous for the swimming pigs:

And second, this hermit crab who grew out of his shell and found a bottle instead of another shell:

This one just shows even the smallest action can make a big change! Enjoy the pics, peace!